Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it

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Timothy Heffernan, Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University Almost half of all Australian properties are at risk of bushfire, while 17,500 face risk of coastal erosion. By 2030, more than 3 million will...

Auckland is NZ’s ‘primate city’ but its potential remains caged in by poor planning and vision

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Getty Images The recent report comparing Auckland to nine international peer cities delivered an uncomfortable truth: our largest city is falling behind, hampered by car dependency, low-density housing and weak economic...

‘Maybe this is the last minutes you are living’: how the war is impacting young Ukrainians

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Now into its fourth year, the war that followed Russias invasion of Ukraine has taken a devastating toll. An estimated 60,000 to 100,0000 Ukrainian lives have been lost and more than 10 million citizens displaced, and...

Hard labour conditions of online moderators directly affect how well the internet is policed – new study

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Getty Images/GCShutter Big tech platforms often present content moderation as a seamless, tech‑driven system. But human labour, often outsourced to countries such as India and the Philippines, plays a pivotal role in...

Labor’s new bill would cut HELP loans by 20%. But it also risks locking some graduates into a ‘debt treadmill’

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The Albanese governments 20% cut to student debt is the first bill introduced to the new federal parliament. It is clever politics. In the governments first term, the 3 million Australians with a student debt turned high...

Ghosted by a friend? 4 expert tips on how to handle the hurt

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martin-dm/Getty When we talk about ghosting, we usually think it relates to dating. But what happens when youve been ghosted by someone youve known for years your childhood best friend, a parent, a child? These...

I have a bit of a cold. Am I sick enough to take a day off work?

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Whether its your first or fourth cold of the season, many Australians are waking up at the moment with a sniffle, a sore throat or feeling more tired than usual. June to August is peak flu season in Australia. There are...